SMRT fined a record S$5.4m for July train breakdown

Singapore

THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has fined SMRT Corp S$5.4 million - the largest penalty so far - for the massive breakdown of its North-South and East-West lines on July 7.

The transport regulator has concluded that the disruption, which affected 413,000 commuters, was the result of maintenance lapses by the firm, and that SMRT was "fully responsible" for the incident.

LTA chief executive Chew Men Leong said: "LTA hence intends to impose a high financial penalty on SMRT in light of the seriousness of the incident, and given that several…